Harrington, JP
Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393932430
- author:
- Harrington, JP
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 633
- Dimensions:
- 130mm X 213mm
- Genre:
- Literature: Texts
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
This Norton Critical Edition brings together the complete works of major Irish playwrights, including W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and Samuel Beckett. The collection includes fourteen plays, along with John Harrington's introduction, detailed annotations, and a range of supplementary materials.
Chronologically organized by playwright, the volume features prefaces, letters, journal entries, program notes, and interpretative essays for each play. To provide additional context, the book includes five essays on the early-twentieth-century Irish Dramatic Revival and four essays on the current state of theater in Ireland.
Supplementing the plays are a Chronology and a Selected Bibliography, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the Irish dramatic tradition.
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